Folding chair.



0. L. CRAIG. FOLDING CHAIR. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 2, 1911.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, CLYDE L. CRAIG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington Court-House, in the county of Fayette and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Folding Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to fold ing chairs, but it will be understood that the principle thereof can be applied to swings, couches and similar folding articles of furniture.

The object of the invention is to provide a safe and convenient connection between the various parts of the chair whereby the movement of the seat will cause the rear supporting legs to open or close according to the direction of movement of the seat and a still further object is to provide for holding. the seat in its unfolded or opened position, and at the same time exert the proper pressure upon the rear legs to hold the same in their opened positions thereby preventing any possibility of collapse.

With these objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter fully described:

Tn the drawings forming a part of this specification: Figure l'is a perspective view of a folding chair constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the chair in its open position. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the chair folded. Fig. 4: is a detail sectional view on the line H of Fig. 2.

Tn constructing a chair in accordance with my invention, I employ a seat A, the side members thereof being pivotally connected at A, to the members B, which con stitute the front legs, and the side members of the back C. The rear supporting legs D, are pivotally connected to the membersB, at B, said pivotal point being abovethe pivotal connection A, between the seat and members B. The side members of the seat project beyond the pivotal point A, and

' the rear ends of said side members are connected with the rear legs by means of a link E, pivotally connected to said seat and rear legs at E, and E respectlvely, sald link being located in the longitudinal slots or kerfs produced in said seat and leg members; and it will be noted that the forward face of each leg D, is cut away as shown at F, and above this cut-away portion F,

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed September 2, 1911. Serial No. 647,415.

a cushion or pad G, upon the lower face of the stop shoulder G, in order to avoid noise or shock.

The parts being constructed and con-'- nected in the manner herein shown and described, they will when folded up as shown in Fig. 3 assume compact positions, that is the rear legs will overlap the forward legs and be in line with the back and the seat will also be in line with the front legs and back.

When it is desired to open the chair for use, the seat is grasped at its free or outer end and turned down, and this movement of theseat acting through the medium of the pivoted link causes the rear leg to be forced rearwardly until the rear end H, passes the pivotal point E and then the link serves to draw the rear leg inwardly a suflicient distance to bring the end H, and shoulder Gr, into contact, thereby forming a look, as it were, for the opened chair and the weight upon the seat maintains these parts in these positions at'all times as the link between the seat and rear leg binds them together in their locked positions.

When it is desired to fold the chair, the

seat is swung up, which action first moves the rear legs slightly to the rear and then brings the same forwardly to the position shown in Fig. 3.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A folding chair, the side member of the back and the front leg being on one piece, the rear legs pivoted to the side members of the back, the seat pivoted to the front legs, the side member of said seat extending rearwardly, links pivotally connecting said rear extensions and rear legs said rear legs being cut away above said pivotal connections of the linksto prevent the movement of the rear ends of seat, and stop shoulders againstwhichsaiol seat ends abut as set forth.

2. A folding chair comprising a pair of side members, the lower portions of said side members forming the front legs of the chair and the upper portions being extended to form the side members of the back, a seat having rearwardly extending side members of the seat being substantially equal to the width of the front legs and the 1 pivotal connections being so disposed as to bring the rear legs and seat into close engagement when the seat is folded and mto substantial registration with the front legs.

CLYDE L. CRAIG.

Witnesses:

Tom S. Mnnnox, RELL G. ALLEN. 

